come to an understanding
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I would come to an understanding of sorts as well, courtesy of my late father, and another wise old Malibu original, still among the living.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
But diplomats know that no progress is likely until the two sides' main backers - for the RSF, the United Arab Emirates, and for SAF, Saudi Arabia and Egypt - come to an understanding.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024
Makhsusi said he “had a session” with a lawyer in Baghdad to come to an understanding with the coffee company, “but so far we have not reached a solution.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
As a culture, there’s so much serious business to sort through as people come to an understanding of who they are and how they want to be understood.
From Washington Post • May 24, 2022
He stayed but two days, yet now if ever was his chance to come to an understanding with Judith, perhaps even to fall in love with her.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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